# 119-hr-9310: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2027 119-hr-9310, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2027, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] (R-NV); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-13). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9310 - As of: 2026-09-13 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-hr-9310 - Congress: 119 - Title: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2027 - Status: in_committee - Introduced: 2026-06-12 - Sponsor: Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] (R-NV) - Cosponsors: 0 - Policy area: Economics and Public Finance - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-09-13 ## Summary **Sets funding levels and tight oversight for Department of Homeland Security programs and border operations.** This bill would fund core DHS components and tie those dollars to detailed rules on immigration detention, border processing, disaster relief, grants, procurement, training, and reporting. ## Provisions PRIA read - Bring prescriptions from Canada: benefit, medium. If enacted, an individual not in the business of importing drugs would be allowed to bring a personal-use supply of prescription drugs from Canada up to a 90-day supply. This would not apply to controlled substances or biological products. The imported drug must comply with the Federal Food, Drug,… - Faster FEMA grants and reimbursements: benefit, medium. If enacted, certain FEMA grant programs would post applications within 60 days of enactment. Eligible applicants would have 80 days to apply and FEMA would be required to act on applications within 65 days. Recipients could use no more than 5% of a grant for administration and awards would have per… - DHS employee commuting and backup care: benefit, low. If enacted, USCIS could acquire up to five replacement vehicles where GSA does not lease vehicles and the agency could allow covered employees to use them to commute. The bill would also allow DHS Operations and Support funds to pay for an employee emergency back-up care program. - Reports on official protective detail costs: benefit, low. If enacted, DHS must notify congressional leaders within 10 days when the President starts to evaluate or initiate protection for a former or retired official. Notices must include threat assessment, scope, anticipated cost, and duration. DHS must also provide an initial report within 45 days and q… - FEMA reimbursement public dashboard: benefit, low. If enacted, FEMA would post an interactive public dashboard showing reimbursement requests for covered disaster assistance. FEMA must post within 90 days after it receives the reimbursement information or within 60 days after final DHS review. The dashboard must show amounts by State and include th… - Limits on grants for sanctuary jurisdictions: cost, medium. If enacted, the bill would bar funds from this Act from going to any state or local government that has laws, policies, or procedures that limit compliance with 8 U.S.C. 1373 or that hinder federal immigration enforcement. Affected political subdivisions could lose eligibility for awards and obliga… - Student visas limited to accredited schools: cost, low. If enacted, funds could not be used to admit an F- or M-visa student at a port of entry if the U.S. school is not accredited by a nationally recognized agency the Secretary of Education recognizes under part H of the Higher Education Act. This would affect prospective international students seeking… - Detention health care and wage rules: mixed, high. If enacted, CBP would be required to implement the November 30, 2021 policy or similar maternal and pediatric standards for pregnant, postpartum, and nursing people in custody. At the same time, ICE would be barred from using funds in this Act to provide hormone therapy or gender-affirming surgery… - Detention, monitoring, and oversight changes: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would require ICE to prioritize detention so funded facilities maintain full average daily populations. Every non-detained docketed person would be enrolled in Alternatives to Detention with mandatory GPS monitoring through proceedings and removal. The bill would limit some DHS… - New visa and asylum rules: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would raise the credible-fear test so officers must find it "more likely than not" an asylum claim would succeed. It would bar credible-fear screenings and asylum for people who transited another country unless they applied in each transit country and were finally denied, were… - Limits on DHS diversity and speech programs: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would bar DHS from creating or funding a Disinformation Governance Board or a similar office. It would also prohibit classifying U.S. persons' communications as misinformation and bar funding organizations that pressure private companies to censor lawful speech. The bill would… - New DHS contracting and procurement rules: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would bar DHS from contracting with entities identified under section 1260H and from buying computers, printers, or videoconferencing services from firms with People's Republic of China ownership ties. It would extend certain DHS prototype procurement authorities to September 3… - New DHS budget and oversight rules: mixed, low. This bill would require DHS to send Congress a report of unfunded priorities within 10 days after the President's budget is sent. Before requesting Defense Department help at the border, DHS would have to do an alternatives and cost-benefit analysis and report to Appropriations within 30 days, with… - DHS cyber funding and rescissions: mixed, low. If enacted, $99,750,000 would be transferred into CISA operations from the CISA Cybersecurity Response and Recovery Fund. The bill would also rescind specified unused balances across CBP and CISA totaling $16,091,849 and rescind $2,400,409 from the DHS Nonrecurring Expenses Fund. The rescissions do… ## Related bills - 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025 - 119-hr-4213: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 - 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act - 119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act - 119-hr-2619: No Paydays for Hostage-Takers Act - 119-hr-7048: Unsubscribe Act of 2025 ## Sources - [119-hr-9310 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9310) ## Related - [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151) - [119-hr-4213: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4213) - [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137) - [119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-471) - [119-hr-2619: No Paydays for Hostage-Takers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2619) - [119-hr-7048: Unsubscribe Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7048) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9310 (as of 2026-09-13).